M96.

The following image was made during the night of 17-18 April 2001 from Montlaux in southern France. Equipment used was a SBIG ST-8 + Takahashi CN212 (D=212 mm) working at f/9.9. The telescope was mounted on a Vixen Atlux mount.

Binning 2x2, exposure time was 2 x 900 s = 30 minutes at -20°C CCD temperature. Seeing was not that good, FWHM about 5".

Image taken with CCDOPS for Win95, IP with CCDPOPS, AstroArt and Photoshop.


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